In anticipation of the upcoming release of Annie's Stories we will feature a different post each day from
June 29 - July 1st with all things related to the book, you never know what neat things we will dig up to share with you.
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June 29 - July 1st with all things related to the book, you never know what neat things we will dig up to share with you.
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Countdown Day 1
The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz
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The book was piblished by George M. Hill Company with an official release date of September 1st, 1900. The first copy rolled off the press on May 17th, which the author gave to his sister. The public's first view of the book came at a book fair in Chicago, July 5th - 20th. The copyright was registered August 1st and full distribution followed as planned in September. By October 1900 the first edition of 10,000 copies was completely sold out and the second edition of 15,000 copies was nearly gone.
George M. Hill's company folded in 1901 leaving the copyright holders, Baum (author) and Denslow (illustrator) to find a a new company. They agreed to have Bobbs-Merril Company from Indianapolis resume publication.
By 1938, over one million copies of the book had been printed. And in 1956, the sales of had reached 3 million copies in print.
George M. Hill's company folded in 1901 leaving the copyright holders, Baum (author) and Denslow (illustrator) to find a a new company. They agreed to have Bobbs-Merril Company from Indianapolis resume publication.
By 1938, over one million copies of the book had been printed. And in 1956, the sales of had reached 3 million copies in print.
| The book was illustrated by Baum's friend and collaborator W. W. Denslow, who also co-held the copyright. The design was lavish for the time, with illustrations on many pages, backgrounds in different colors, and several color plate illustrations. In September 1900, The Grand Rapids Herald wrote that Denslow's illustrations are "quite as much of the story as in the writing". W. W. Denslow and L. Frank Baum (Wizard of Oz Author), W. W. (William Wallace) Denslow (Wizard of Oz illustrator) (1856-1915) was a well-known newspaper cartoonist and poster designer when he illustrated Baum's Father Goose, His Book (1899). Following its success, the two men teamed up for Baum's next work, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Because Baum and Denslow each thought that his own contribution was the main reason for the success of the book, their relationship deteriorated. Denslow illustrated only one more Baum book, and after he designed costumes for the 1902 stage version of the Wizard his collaboration with Baum ended. |  |
 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is taking New York City by storm, but for Irish immigrant Annie Gallagher, the book is more than mere entertainment. It's a sweet reminder of her father, a traveling Irish storyteller. After his death, with only a dream and his handwritten stories, Annie flees to America, finding work and friendship at a boardinghouse in the heart of the city. Just as Annie is settling into her new life, a friendly postman begins to show a particular interest in her – and her father's unpublished writing. He suspects the tales may hold a grand secret. But Annie isn't sure she wants to risk sharing her last remnants of home with the world. More trouble brews when authorities make accusations against a fellow boarder and threaten to shut down Hawkins House, jeopardizing everything Annie holds dear. Facing obstacles on all sides, Annie must forge her own path to aid her friend and build a new home to call her own. |
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